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Singer Lady Gaga and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg share a kiss as they celebrate the beginning of the new year at New Year's Eve 2012 in Times Square on January 1, 2012 in New York City. View Full Caption

The eatery, named Joanne, at 70 W. 68th St., isn’t open to the public yet, but now has a telephone number: 212-721-0068 — just in case the mayor wants to make a reservation soon.

But don’t expect him to try any name dropping to get in the door.

The mayor said that while he eats out “virtually every night" he asks his secretary to make reservations on his behalf so that no one knows he's on his way.

“I never make a reservation under my own name because I don’t want anybody to just move me to the top of the cue,” he said, blasting preferential treatment for big-name guests as "an outrage."

"It’s just wrong,” he said. "I think restaurants should treat everyone else before they seat me."

The person who answered the phone at Joanne Tuesday said the eatery will be opening in mid-January, but they're not taking reservations yet.

The mayor made his comments Tuesday at Tacos Tulcingo restaurant in Jackson Heights, the 500th restaurant that has participated in the city’s New Business Acceleration Team, which City Council Speaker Christine Quinn said has been able to shave almost three months off the lengthy permitting process for small businesses.

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